Tag: Usable Exit

Usable Exit refers to a person’s practical ability to leave, refuse, differentiate from, or obtain protection outside a coercive arrangement without facing prohibitive consequences.

The existence of a physical doorway, formal complaint procedure, alternative relationship, or available service does not establish usable exit when retaliation, dependency, institutional barriers, or conditioned fear make access functionally impossible.

The Captivity Lens distinguishes theoretical options from freedom that can actually be exercised.